LOGINChapter 5
Elena POV
The morning of the wedding arrived like a storm I couldn’t outrun.
Sunlight streamed through the tall windows of the luxury hotel suite Damien had booked for me.
I stood in front of the full length mirror, my hands trembling as I smoothed down the expensive white gown. The fabric hugged my curves tightly clinging to my full breasts, flowing over my soft belly, and accentuating my wide hips and thick thighs. The dress was beautiful, elegant, and daringly fitted. It made me look like a woman who belonged on the arm of a billionaire.
But inside, I felt like a fraud.
My chubby cheeks were flushed. I turned side to side, studying every soft inch of my body. The lace details on the body pushed my breasts up, creating deep cleavage. The silky material flowed over my round ass and thick thighs. I looked sensual. Feminine. But the voice in my head whispered the same doubts Sophia Kane had planted that I wasn’t the “right image” for the Kane family. That I was too soft. Too curvy. Too much.
A soft knock on the door pulled me out of my thoughts.
Lila stepped inside carrying a small bouquet. Her sassy energy filled the room immediately.
“Girl, look at you!” she exclaimed, eyes wide. “You look stunning. Those curves are serving. Damien is going to lose his mind when he sees you walking down that aisle.”
I forced a smile, turning back to the mirror. “You think so? I feel like I’m playing dress-up in someone else’s life.”
Lila came to stand beside me. She adjusted one of the straps on my dress. “I know so. But tell me the truth. How are you really feeling? This whole thing happened so fast.
One day you’re his secretary, the next you’re marrying the man you’ve been secretly in love with for years. That’s a lot.”
I turned away from the mirror. The truth sat heavy in my chest. I wanted to tell her everything. But I couldn’t. Not yet.
“I’m happy,” I said instead. “Nervous, but happy.”
The ceremony was held in a lavish private garden overlooking the city. White flowers lined the aisle. Elegant chairs were filled with important guests. My heart pounded as I walked down the aisle on my father’s arm. Dad looked proud but worried.
Damien waited at the end of the aisle. He looked devastating in his black tuxedo. His eyes locked on me the moment I appeared. They darkened with hunger as they traveled slowly over my body, my cleavage, my hips, my curves. For a moment, the world faded. It felt real.
Damien’s POV
Elena looked breathtaking walking down the aisle. The white gown hugged every lush curve her full breasts, soft belly, wide hips. She was nothing like the thin women I used to chase. She was real. Soft. Mine. The contract started as a solution. Now, watching her walk toward me, it felt like something more. Something dangerous.
I took her hands. My voice was steady as I spoke my vows.
“Elena, from the moment you walked into my life four years ago, you became the one person I could always count on. You saw me at my worst and never turned away. Today, I promise to protect you, to cherish you, and to build a future with you. You are my wife, my partner, and the only woman I want by my side.”
Elena’s POV
Damien’s vows hit me hard. Tears stung my eyes. I took a shaky breath and spoke my own vow.
“Damien, you have been my world for four years. I have loved you in silence, through every storm and every late night. Today, I promise to stand beside you, to support you, and to love you with all my heart. You are my husband, and I am yours.”
We exchanged rings. The cool metal slid onto my finger like a seal on my fate. Then the officiant said the words.
“You may kiss the bride.”
Damien pulled me close. His hand cupped the back of my neck. His lips claimed mine in a kiss that was hungry and possessive. His other hand rested on my soft waist, pulling my curvy body against him. The guests clapped, but all I could feel was him. The heat. The need. The confusing mix of love and fear swirling inside me.
Damien’s POV
Kissing Elena felt different. Her soft body pressed against me. Her full breasts, her plush hips. She tasted sweet. Real. For the first time in years, the emptiness inside me felt a little less empty. She was mine. Contract or not.
Elena’s POV
The reception was extravagant. Champagne flowed. Music played. Damien kept me close the entire night. His hand rarely left my waist or hip. He introduced me as his wife to everyone. His eyes never left me for long. But every time I saw a model or socialite watching us with envy, the doubt crept back in. Was this real? Or was I just the convenient solution?
Later that night, the driver took us back to the penthouse. The ride was quiet. Damien’s hand never left my thigh. When we stepped inside, rose petals were scattered on the floor. Soft lighting glowed. A bottle of champagne chilled on the table.
Damien turned to me slowly. “You were breathtaking today,” he said, voice low. He stepped closer. His hands settled on my wide hips. “Every man there was jealous. And I couldn’t stop thinking about getting you alone. About peeling this dress off these curves and worshipping every soft inch of you.”
He kissed me again. Deeper this time. His hands roamed over my body squeezing my soft belly, gripping my thick thighs, cupping my full breasts. I moaned into his mouth. My hands clutched his shirt.
But even as desire flooded me, the internal voice whispered: This is temporary. One year. Don’t fall too deep.
Damien pulled back slightly. His eyes burned into mine. “You’re mine now, Elena. My wife.”
The words sent a shiver through me. I wanted to believe him. I wanted this to be real.
As Damien’s hands explored my body with growing hunger, his phone vibrated on the nightstand. A message from one of his slut flashed on the screen. And for the first time as his wife, I wondered how long “mine” would really last.
Chapter 117Elena’s POVThe entrance opened into silence.Not ordinary quiet. Arranged quiet. The kind that only existed when someone had cleared a place of every other customer on purpose. Soft lights ran along the walls in warm gold. A single long path of tables stretched toward the far end of the room, but only one was set.Ours.I stopped just inside the doorway.“Damien.”He stood beside me, one hand at my back. “Yes.”“There is no one else here.”“I know.”I looked from the empty chairs to the waiting staff, then back to him. “You rented the whole restaurant.”“I did.”A small disbelieving laugh left me. “Of course you did.”Damien’s POVShe walked in slowly, taking in every detail.The open room. The soft music under the lights. The single table dressed with care and nothing excess.I had told the manager exactly what I wanted: privacy without spectacle. No scattered roses everywhere. No performance that would make her feel watched by the effort itself. Just space enough for us
Chapter 116Elena’s POVThursday morning started like any other.Damien was already dressed when I came into the kitchen, phone face down beside his plate. He poured juice into my glass before I asked for it and sat down as if the day were completely ordinary.“You’re quiet,” I said.“I’m thinking.”“About work?”“No.”I waited. He only buttered his toast.“That answer is suspicious,” I said.“It’s accurate.”Maria moved through the kitchen behind us, pretending not to listen and failing completely. Damien finished his breakfast, checked the time once, and looked at me over the rim of his cup.“Be ready by six,” he said.“Ready for what?”“We’re going out.”I set my fork down. “Out where?”“Dinner.”“That’s all you’re giving me?”“Yes.”Damien’s POVElena studied me the way she did when she knew I was holding something back and was deciding whether to push.“Is it work dinner?” she asked.“No.”“Family?”“No.”“Then what kind of dinner needs a time announcement at breakfast?”“The kin
Chapter 115Elena’s POVStability arrived quietly.It did not announce itself with a big conversation or a sudden emotional breakthrough. It came through repeated ordinary days that did not turn into crises. Morning tea. Shared breakfast. Damien leaving with a kiss to the side of my head and returned when he said he would. The new house stopped feeling like a careful arrangement and started feeling like a place we lived in.One morning I caught myself humming in the kitchen and paused, surprised.Maria noticed. “That is a good sound.”“I didn’t realize I was doing it.”“That is how healing often looks,” she said.”I smiled into my cup and let the moment stay simple.Damien’s POVConsistency was the only promise that mattered now.I structured my days around it. No disappearing into late meetings without warning. No assuming Elena would adapt around my silence. If work threatened to spill over, I told her before it did. If I was tired, I said so instead of letting distance do the talki
Chapter 114Elena’s POVMorning in the new house felt almost normal.I woke before Damien’s alarm and listened to the quiet. No tight feeling in my chest. No sudden urge to check the doorway. Just soft light on unfamiliar walls and the low sound of the city far below. When I finally got up, I found him in the kitchen making tea.“You’re up early,” he said.“So are you.” “I wanted to reset the security panel before work calls start.”I sat at the counter and rested one hand over the clearer curve of my stomach. “Some things never change.”He glanced at me, and for a second the old rhythm was there. Easy. Familiar. Then he set the cup in front of me and leaned against the counter, less playful than before.“I missed this,” he said.“Tea?”“You sitting here like this.”The words were casual, but he did not leave them shallow. He looked at me properly and added, “I also know I hurt you. We can’t just slide back into the old version of us and call it repaired. For a while, we’re going to
Chapter 113Elena’s POVThe party did not end all at once.It thinned.First my father went outside to take a call. Maria packed leftover food into containers with the kind of efficiency that meant the evening was turning toward goodbye. The music dropped so low it almost disappeared. One by one, the loud edges of celebration softened into private conversations and half-finished hugs.I remained on the sofa with my hands around a warm cup, watching the house shift from crowded to calm.Damien looked over at me from across the room. I gave a small nod. I was tired, but I was not drowning.Damien’s POVI could see the exhaustion settling under Elena’s eyes.Not regret. Not panic. Just the weight of an emotional night.I kept the farewells orderly and short. No speeches. No dragging the evening past her limit. When Mr Voss shook my hand, his grip was firm.“Take care of my daughter.” he said.“I will.”Sophia hugged Elena longer than necessary and whispered something that made her smile
Chapter 112Elena’s POVThe house did not settle after the surprise.It opened. Voices filled the living room in overlapping layers of warmth and curiosity. Plates moved from Maria’s hands to the table. My sister inspected every corner like she was scoring the furniture. Lila kept close enough to catch me if my emotions tipped too far in either direction. My parents sat where they could watch both me. Damien’s mother remained in the armchair with a quiet dignity that still carried old complexity. Marcus stood near the window, present without needing attention.I sat on the sofa with a plate I had not asked for and tried to keep up with the love coming at me from every side.Damien’s POVI stayed near for Elena to see me, not to cage her.That balance mattered tonight. She had walked into this house by choice, not force, and I was not going to turn the celebration into another form of pressure. When Maria looked to me for direction, I told her to follow Elena’s pace. When the music edg







